This time of year is the part of the NFL season where fans scramble to do research on all the different ways their team can claim one of the remaining playoff spots still available. Last week, the Buccaneers faced a very simplistic playoff scenario—Beat the New Orleans Saints and Raymond James Stadium gets to host a playoff game. Tampa Bay lost to New Orleans and now this week, the Buccaneers have the same exact scenario again. A win against the Carolina Panthers would secure Tampa a spot in this year's postseason.
If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers do make the playoffs, it would mark the fourth consecutive year the Bucs registered as a playoff team and their third consecutive division title.